Taba | Endangered Languages Project (original) (raw)

Stories

Recent Resources

Endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

30,000-40,000

Native Speakers Worldwide

Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 3

Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.

3

Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 3

Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.

3

Transmission

Transmission 2

Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.

2

Revitalization Programs

Forums

Bibliography

Bibliography of Vitality:

Bowden, John. 2001. "Taba: Description of a South Halmahera Language." 521: Australian National University.

Bibliography of Locations:

Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X

Bibliography of Context:

Bowden, John. 2001. "Taba: Description of a South Halmahera Language." 521: Australian National University.